Winners are Grinners

Twice we've collaborated with Dimitty Andersen Architects and twice the projects have received commendations for Interior Architecture from the Royal Australian Institute of Architects/Australian Institute of Architects.

This year it was for Jane's House. Check out the images below......

Citation: "Working within the bounds of a traditional turn of the century villa the designers have collaborated to create a modern and refined home"

Citation: "With respect to the Interior Design, it has its feet placed firmly in the minimalist tradition without feeling overtly cold or functional. Carefully considered spaces abound within the walls of the old and within the spaces of the addition - both of which provide context for the interior design to be played out"

Citation: "Built in joinery is beautifully designed and executed throughout"

Citation: "This project demonstrates the value of collaboration, a Client's trust in their designers and the power of considered design to inject new life in to an old home, rejuvinating it and offering it up for a new generation to enjoy"

Citation: "Collaboration has come in the form of Interior Design, considered Architectural interventions and Landscape Design - with all disciplines being skillfully deployed"

Architecture Design Team:

Dimitty Andersen

Tom Doull
Tom Kakoschke
Sally Wilson

Interior Design Team:
Harley Anstee
Sonia Simpfendorfer
Judith Brand
Danielle Midalia

Photographs by Earl Carter & Sam Noonan

Milly in Denmark

Milly Bray, Interior Designer, just returned from Denmark where Corporate Culture put her up at the SAS Hotel, introduced her to glorious Copenhagen, Englebrechts, HAY, the factories of Republic of Fritz Hansen and Carl Hansen & Sons.
We're all jealous. Here are her favourite snaps.

An outstanding building - Republic of Fritz Hansen Headquarters. So clever but so simple - concrete, glass and their elegant furniture everywhere

The Danes aren't afraid to contrast bold colour with the natural green landscape

Republic of Fritz Hansen's lunchroom is filled with red Series 7 chairs everywhere

Metallic wire hangers by HAY. What every Melbourne fashionista needs in their all black wardrobe

Me at Nyhavn

I love the way this rich red building jumps out of the ground

Nexus Designs in the News

Read Sonia Simpfendorfer's contribution to Space Furniture's Milan News publication. Click on the cover image below to read more
B&B UP5 & UP6 (Big Mama) looking voluptuous in silver

Detail of B&B showroom in Milan

Nexus presents Milan

Friends of Nexus Designs enjoyed a light lunch whilst we shared with them highlights from the fair and an overview of the latest trends, products and designers in Milan.

Snapshots from our presentation - the emerging colour palette (above) and detail of Can Can, a new pendant lamp by Marcel Wanders (below).

We'd like to thank Space Furniture, Kfive, Euroluce, Stylecraft and Artemide for their generous hospitality whilst in Milan.

A big hello to our new and old friends who also made the trip so enjoyable - Gervasoni, Miele, Hotel De La Ville, Indesign magazine, Living Edge, Arper and Format Furniture.

Drinks with Haynes Robinson

Nexus Designs invited US based designer Haynes Robinson for drinks while he was in Melbourne recently. He started his own company as a seventeen year old in Atlanta, Georgia, designing and selling rugs. He now works collaboratively with nomadic Persian weavers to create beautiful, unique, hand-woven rugs. We love his work – the rugs have a natural, organic feeling, and the designs are subtle and understated. His 2009 Sahar collection can be found at Behruz Studio in Melbourne. 

Michael Malignaggi, Haynes Robinson, Janne Faulkner 

and Sonia Simpfendorfer.

'Sahar Fresco' and 'Sahar Transition'.

Our top 6 from Milan x3

DANIELLE MIDALIA

1. Amazing Adidas Liquid Story installation at Superstudio - dancing ferrofluid, what the?
2. The cute Antler chair by Nendo for Cappellini. I want one!
3. Awe inspiring installation of the recycled timber city at the Established & Sons party.
4. Dried passionfruit from the market stall outside Centrale Station. Couldn't get enough.
5. The beautifully simple Fool Moon wall light by talented designer Tim Derhaag, it tilts!
6. A glass or two of Pinot Grigio on the terrace at Hotel Miralago, Lake Como with KFive.

Danielle at Davide Groppi

Adidas Liquid installation at Superstudio

Fool Moon by Tim Derhaag for Flos

SONIA SIMPFENDORFER

1. MDF Italia's Flow chair range combined high tech - ultra glossy seats that appeared hard but were soft to touch - with natural timber bases. An ideal range for multiple applications.
2. Sex, politics and humour. Ingo Maurer's Euro Condom had all three.
3. Gervasoni's showroom resisted the temptation to display everything they do. The only thing on show was the Allu chair in various incarnations. So easy and fresh.
4. The pared back simplicity of product and presentation at Davide Groppi faultlessly revealed the essence of the designers intent.
5. Some of the best styling was the simplest - the shelves at B&B Italia had cascades of white paper caught in suspension.
6. The perfect dish of penne with peas and asparagus in the courtyard of 10 Corso Como with Stylecraft.

Sonia at the Moroso stand

Allu chair at Gervasoni

The Davide Groppi stand

Milan, here we come!

Our flight leaves on Monday!

North Adelaide residence

This is our second collaboration with Dimitty Andersen Architects. Visit our website to check out more pics from our photo shoot with Earl Carter.